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Comunicare e condividere: la scienza si

racconta.

Communicating and sharing: science tells its story. Interview with Dr. Devis Bellucci

From being a Galileo Prize finalist to telling incredible stories about biomaterials, Dr. Bellucci takes us on a
journey through science popularisation, the importance of making science accessible, and the indisputable
impact that scientific understanding can have on society and on political and social decisions. Popularising
science is a crucial field of knowledge, a bridge between the complexity of the scientific world and the gen-
eral public. It is a fascinating task that requires profound technical expertise, but also the ability to translate
complex concepts into a language accessible to all, without ever losing sight of the essence of science. Dr.
Devis Bellucci, a researcher at the “Enzo Ferrari” Department of Engineering, is famous for his remarkable
ability to narrate science. In his book “Materials for Life. The incredible stories of the biomaterials that repair
our bodies”, which was nominated as a finalist for the prestigious Galileo Prize for Scientific Disclosure, Dr.
Bellucci takes us on a fascinating journey into the world of biomaterials and their applications, a field of
research that is revolutionising medicine and guaranteeing a healthier, longer and better existence for mil-
lions of people worldwide. A work of scientific popularisation that is able to ignite curiosity and interest in a
discipline that directly touches our lives. In this interview he talks about his work, his book, explains the most
surprising discoveries in the field of biomaterials and how science outreach can have an impact on society
and political and social decisions.

a finalista del Premio La divulgazione scientifica è un campo cruciale
Galileo alla narrazione del sapere, un ponte tra la complessità del mondo
di incredibili storie di scientifico e il grande pubblico. Un compito arduo
biomateriali, il Dr. Devis e affascinante, che richiede non solo una profonda
DBellucci ci guida in un competenza tecnica, ma anche la capacità di tra-
viaggio attraverso la divulgazione scientifi- durre concetti complessi in un linguaggio acces-
ca, l’importanza di rendere la scienza acces- sibile a tutti, senza mai perdere di vista l’essenza
sibile, e l’indiscutibile impatto che la com- della scienza.

prensione scientifica può avere sulla società Il Dr. Devis Bellucci, ricercatore presso il Dipar-
e sulle decisioni politiche e sociali.
timento di Ingegneria “Enzo Ferrari”, noto per la

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